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Pew survey shows low marks for Nutter, Philly Council
If Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter had a regular, non-elected job, he might be wise to start looking for a new one. His job perf ...
11 years ago
Possibility of vesting Philly SRC with taxing power raised in Harrisburg
Could the state-controlled Philadelphia School Reform Commission soon decide how much city residents pay in sales taxes? Gov. Tom ...
11 years ago
Philly students, parents persist in fight for more school funds
The start of classes for Philadelphia’s 134,000 public school kids is not at all slowing down student and teacher activists wh ...
11 years ago
Education scholar Diane Ravitch critiques charters, standardized tests in Philly
Diane Ravitch, a New York University education professor, was once a passionate champion of charter schools and standardized testing. She ...
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Pew poll: Most Philly residents give public schools poor grade
[Updated] The Philadelphia School District’s financial woes appear to have to have badly bruised its reputation, a ...
11 years ago
Philly teachers: We won’t stop until we get fair schools funding
More than 1,000 Philadelphia teachers, parents, students and supporters marched through a rainstorm in Center City Thursday to protest sc ...
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Teachers union ads diss Philly Mayor Nutter
The Philadelphia teachers’ union is taking a shot at Mayor Michael Nutter with a new ad campaign. The group’s TV, radi ...
11 years ago
Are my Philly property taxes going up?
You won’t know for sure if your property tax bill is going up next year until Philadelphia’s City Council passes a budget. The dr ...
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